‘The Resurrection of Jake the Snake’

  I’m late to the party on this one, but finally had time to watch ‘The Resurrection of Jake the Snake’.  There are a few documentaries about wrestlers that are legitimately great; this deserves to be added to the list. Centered around one of the most charismatic pro wrestlers of the 80s, this doc really […]

Let It Be

Quite a month for me. A sports fan dream weekend (minus the actual game) and time spent with two legendary fan bases.  An Indian mendhi and a Muslim wedding in Pasadena.  A black church funeral in Inglewood.  Even by my normal standards, I think it’s very possible I touched on every single element of my […]

‘Queen of Katwe’

  You know how sometimes, something can feel too good to be true, so you underplay your hopes for it?  When I first heard David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o were doing a movie directed by Mira Nair about the true story of the young girl from Uganda who became a chess champion, I muted my […]

Song of the Day – ‘Don’t Let Go’

  It’s the weekend! One of my all time favorite ‘morning after’ stories (which I swear is not from my youth) is centered around someone getting up Saturday morning and hearing this on their answering machine/voicemail. I’ll stop there and conclude with the moral of the story: enjoy yourself but be smart (and treat people well.) Enjoy!

Batman: the Telltale Game

  First and foremost, it’s not the Arkham series.  That’s still the standard for Batman (and probably all superhero) games. But Batman: the Telltale Series is great in all the ways that it’s different.  It’s not a button masher at all, but still very much a Batman game. The beauty of this game is in […]